Economic development
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China will no longer build overseas coal power plants – what energy projects will it invest in instead?
By Yixian Sun Chinese President Xi Jinping recently announced at the UN General Assembly that China “will not build new coal-fired power projects abroad”. Chinese banks have already swung into gear. Three days after Xi’s speech, the Bank of China...
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The Dasgupta Review - Strong words but short-term actions
By Nick Langridge The Dasgupta Review on The Economics of Biodiversity, commissioned by the UK government, was finally released earlier this month. Led by Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta, the Review claims to provide an “Independent Review on the Economics of...